Re: [LinkStation_General] Does the drive spin down?

On Oct 16, 2004, at 7:54 PM, James Ronald wrote: ... Yes, you re right. The issue for me now is tracking down which process is out there hitting the drive and

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On Oct 16, 2004, at 7:54 PM, James Ronald wrote:

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>>> So does anybody have an answer regarding the drive spinning down?
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>> hdparm -S <seconds>
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>> Jim
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> Yes, hdparm -S <Value 0-255> works well on the LinkStation and I would
> think
> the Kuro Box as well. However the supplied value is not in seconds but
> rather increments of 5 seconds and 0 sets standby to Off.

Yes, you're right. The issue for me now is tracking down which process
is out there hitting the drive and keeping it from spinning down...

... Jim, Do you also have a LinkStation/Kuro Box or are you discussing the NSLU2? JR

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>>>> So does anybody have an answer regarding the drive spinning down?
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>>> hdparm -S <seconds>
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>>> Jim
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>> Yes, hdparm -S <Value 0-255> works well on the LinkStation and I would
>> think
>> the Kuro Box as well. However the supplied value is not in seconds but
>> rather increments of 5 seconds and 0 sets standby to Off.
>
> Yes, you're right. The issue for me now is tracking down which process
> is out there hitting the drive and keeping it from spinning down...
>
> Jim
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Jim,

Do you also have a LinkStation/Kuro Box or are you discussing the NSLU2?

JR

Jim Buzbee

... Kuro Box. Jim

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On Oct 16, 2004, at 8:42 PM, James Ronald wrote:

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>>>>> So does anybody have an answer regarding the drive spinning down?
>>>>
>>>> hdparm -S <seconds>
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>>>> Jim
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>>> Yes, hdparm -S <Value 0-255> works well on the LinkStation and I
>>> would
>>> think
>>> the Kuro Box as well. However the supplied value is not in seconds
>>> but
>>> rather increments of 5 seconds and 0 sets standby to Off.
>>
>> Yes, you're right. The issue for me now is tracking down which
>> process
>> is out there hitting the drive and keeping it from spinning down...
>>
>> Jim
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> Jim,
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> Do you also have a LinkStation/Kuro Box or are you discussing the
> NSLU2?

Kuro Box.

Jim

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James Ronald

... Cool, welcome aboard!! Are you planning Kuro Box type articles for Tom Hardware Guide similar to those you did for NSLU2? JR

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>> Do you also have a LinkStation/Kuro Box or are you discussing the
>> NSLU2?
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> Kuro Box.
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> Jim
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Cool, welcome aboard!! Are you planning Kuro Box type articles for Tom
Hardware Guide similar to those you did for NSLU2?

JR

Jim Buzbee

... I m not sure where I m going with this box yet. I m just checking it out for now. So far it seems to be a nice little unit! Jim

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On Oct 16, 2004, at 9:14 PM, James Ronald wrote:

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>>> Do you also have a LinkStation/Kuro Box or are you discussing the
>>> NSLU2?
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>> Kuro Box.
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>> Jim
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> Cool, welcome aboard!! Are you planning Kuro Box type articles for Tom
> Hardware Guide similar to those you did for NSLU2?

I'm not sure where I'm going with this box yet. I'm just checking it
out for now. So far it seems to be a nice little unit!

Jim

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Rick Flower

If your Kuro doesn t spin down, that s a bit odd.. My Linkstation spins down all the time.. I can hear the drive spin up when I telnet to it (if I m in the

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If your Kuro doesn't spin down, that's a bit odd.. My Linkstation spins
down all the time.. I can hear the drive spin up when I telnet to it
(if I'm in the room where it lives).